Consumer Internet Barometer

Consumer Internet Barometer

A quarterly report publishing the results of a survey on Internet usage of 10,000 American households. It reports how often respondents are online, how satisfied they are with their providers, information on online purchases, and perceptions on the security of online purchases. The Consumer Internet Barometer has become more important as more commerce has come to be conducted over the Internet. It is published by The Conference Board.

The Consumer Internet Barometer, a quarterly report produced by The Conference Board, the global business membership and research association, and TNS, a global market insight and information group, surveys 10,000 households across the country and tracks who's doing what on the Internet.

While most social networkers log on to the sites from home, a full quarter are also checking the sites from their workplaces, notes the Consumer Internet Barometer, a Conference Board quarterly report based on a survey of some 10,000 U.

Transactions Professional Service Still Preferred Over Do-it-Yourself SoftwareAs tax season approaches, an increasing number of people plan to file their federal taxes online, according to the Consumer Internet Barometer.

Yet, according to a new study by the Conference Board's Consumer Internet Barometer, one out of every 10 people who go online watch television beyond the viral minutiae of YouTube -- video news reports and episodes of TV series.

Nearly two out of every five online households include children under the age of 18, and close to 60 percent of these children access the Internet from home, notes the latest Consumer Internet Barometer from The Conference Board.

About 40 percent of online households are planning to file their federal taxes online this year, up from less than 34 percent four years ago, according to The Consumer Internet Barometer, a quarterly report produced by The Conference Board, the global business research and membership organization, and TNS, a global market insight and information group.

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